PARODY SONG-LYRICS
ORIGINAL SONG: "The Elements", Tom Lehrer, 1959.
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| Occasional binomials show alliteration (e.g. one and only) |
PARODY COMPOSED: Dr. G.H. and Giorgio Coniglio, 2015. This song is the second of nine in the series on Word-Pairs. You can find the links to the lyrics of the previous songs at the bottom of the post.
phrases include some of the most colorful expressions in English. There are probably a thousand binomial expressions in the English language. To enhance the singability, I have skewed my selection of binomial pairs here, to emphasize those that have alliteration of the 2 elements.
For a recently revised discussion of binomials, click HERE; there is also a post that honors our earlier exploration of these intriguing expressions entitled "The Allure of Word-Pairs: Alliterative Binomials (compendium)".
UKULELE and GUITAR-FRIENDLY LINK: Our whole series of songs can be found in a friendly format for ukulele (and guitar)-players on our sister blog "SILLY SONGS and SATIRE". Click HERE to proceed to this site.
Above (beyond), and art(ifice), and ask and answer, aid/abet,
Askew/akimbo, bag and baggage, beg or borrow, deep in debt.
And bits and bytes, and black and blue, and belles and beaus, and do or die,
And birds and bees, and bed and breakfast, born and bred, and baby’s cry.
Askew/akimbo, bag and baggage, beg or borrow, deep in debt.
And bits and bytes, and black and blue, and belles and beaus, and do or die,
And birds and bees, and bed and breakfast, born and bred, and baby’s cry.
There’s cute and cuddly, cash or carry, big/bad/bold and beautiful,
Command/control, and bread and butter, dos and don’ts, and dutiful,
And clap and clamor, crass and crude, and drunken and disorderly,
And dear departed, dark and dank, and devil (and the deep blue sea).
Command/control, and bread and butter, dos and don’ts, and dutiful,
And clap and clamor, crass and crude, and drunken and disorderly,
And dear departed, dark and dank, and devil (and the deep blue sea).
There’s Dungeons/Dragons, dribs and drabs, and dusk 'til dawn, all day and night,
With each and every dine and dash there's fast and furious fight or flight.
And eyes and ears, and down and dirty, first and foremost, drink and drive,
And fun and frolic, friend or foe, and feast or famine, four or five.
With each and every dine and dash there's fast and furious fight or flight.
And eyes and ears, and down and dirty, first and foremost, drink and drive,
And fun and frolic, friend or foe, and feast or famine, four or five.
With form and function, fact or fiction, fling (past — 'flung')/flirta-ation,
And foppery and frippery, and leisure relaxa-ation,
Forgive/forget, and flora/fauna, flew through flue, the flies and fleas,
Farm/fact'ry, neither fish nor fowl, and grins and giggles, life of ease.
And foppery and frippery, and leisure relaxa-ation,
Forgive/forget, and flora/fauna, flew through flue, the flies and fleas,
Farm/fact'ry, neither fish nor fowl, and grins and giggles, life of ease.
There’s gruff and grim, and ghosts and goblins, Hell/high water, good as gold,
And guys and gals, and house and home, and hoot and holler, have and hold.
And he and she, and his and hers, and him and her, and heiress/heir,
Horse/hounds, and hale and hearty, hot and heavy, neither hide nor hair.
And guys and gals, and house and home, and hoot and holler, have and hold.
And he and she, and his and hers, and him and her, and heiress/heir,
Horse/hounds, and hale and hearty, hot and heavy, neither hide nor hair.
There's hassle/hurry, fire and fury, add insult to injury,
And judge and jury, jams and jellies, sugared Spice Girls -- gingery.
And Jack and Jill, and Jew and Gentile, juke and jive, and jeer and joke;
Kit and caboodle, king and country, kill or cure, and kith/kin-folk.
And judge and jury, jams and jellies, sugared Spice Girls -- gingery.
And Jack and Jill, and Jew and Gentile, juke and jive, and jeer and joke;
Kit and caboodle, king and country, kill or cure, and kith/kin-folk.
There's likely many others, but so far I can't imagine 'em --
They'd spread across the alphabet from A (aardvark) to zymogen.
They'd spread across the alphabet from A (aardvark) to zymogen.
And, for those interested, here's how you find the lyrics-only-version
of the nine songs that make up this cycle. If you would like to accompany yourself on ukulele or guitar, find relevant chord charts by following the links that will take you to the versions in our blog "Silly Songs and Satire".
1. PAIRS, to the tune of "Words" in the style of the Beegees
... the following songs in the style of "The Elements" by Tom Lehrer
9. LEGALISTIC DOUBLETS, in the style of "Supercalifragilistic..." from the musical "Mary Poppins"
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